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mPErERS. PHOYO-LIYMOGHAFHER, wAsmN UNTTE STATES ANDREW GLIMIE, OF ANNARBOR, MICHIGAN.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 228,313, dated June 1,1880.

Application filed March 23, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW GLIMIE, of Ann Arbor, in the county ofWashtenaw and State of Michigan, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Oommodes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is particularly intended for use in railway-cars, but isadapted to be used in various positions.

The object of the invention is to prevent the unpleasant odor arisingfrom a water-closet, especially such as are used in railway-cars, and toinclose the deposits and convey them away.

The accon'ipanying drawings illustrate a mode of carrying out myinvention.

Figure 1 represents a longitudinal vertical section of an apparatusembodying my im provements. Fig. 2 is a top view of the same. Fig. 3 isa perspective view of one of the sacks in position for use.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents a casing extending on either side of the seat A andinclosing the working parts of the apparatus. B is a box, preferablysquare, with its bottom, top, and one side open. This box is locatedimmediately under the seat- A". In the bottom of the casing A is anopening, a, in line with the opening in the seat and with the interiorof the box B. At the bottom of the box B is a cylindrical rim or band,I), which works within a similar rim or band, 0, attached to the bottomof the casing A, by which means the box B is allowed to rotate as on acenter. The rim or band I) is provided with gear-teeth, constituting, inefi'ect, a gear-wheel, D. E is a vertical shaft, provided at its upperend with a crank, f, and carryingat its lower end a gear wheel, G, whichmeshesinto the wheel D.

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Fig. 3 are bags or sacks L, which are made I of paper, and which arepreferably waterproofed, and also provided with a deodorizing lining orcoating of some suitable description.

The operation is as follows: The drum I is turned so as to convey one ofthe bags L within the box B and immediately under the seat A as shown inFig. 1. This bag receives the deposit from the occupant of the seat. Thecrank f is then turned so as to cause the gearing G D to rotate the boxB until it makes a complete revolution. This rotation of the box Btwists the top of the bag L and detaches it from the wires K K andallows it to fall, with its contents, through theopening a.

Having thus fully described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a commode having meansfor suspending paper boxes under the seat-opening, of the open-bottombox B, adapted to be rotated by the toothed band I), gear-wheel G, andcrank-shaft E f, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a water-closet, the combination, with a box, B, under theseatppening, of the wires K K and rolls I J, to supply the boxes, as

described.

ANDREW OLIMIE. Witnesses:

EDGAR S'rRIoKLAND, J. A. LIBHURT.

